Aura Woodward
@aurawoodward.bsky.social
Director #RomanianCulturalInstitute in London I Former Executive Director at The King's Charitable Fund (Romania) I Ex@BBC broadcaster
Today is the International Writers' Day, observed annually since 1986. Romania is lucky to have many outstanding writers. One of them, Ana Blandiana, will be joining us, next week, at the London Book Fair.
March 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today is the International Writers' Day, observed annually since 1986. Romania is lucky to have many outstanding writers. One of them, Ana Blandiana, will be joining us, next week, at the London Book Fair.
Much loved poet and activist Ana Blandiana joins us at The London Book Fair this year. The recent winner of the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Literature will be in conversation with acclaimed British poet and biographer Fiona Sampson MBE. Join us!
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Much loved poet and activist Ana Blandiana joins us at The London Book Fair this year. The recent winner of the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Literature will be in conversation with acclaimed British poet and biographer Fiona Sampson MBE. Join us!
London Book Fair is just around the corner. This is Romania's 15th consecutive participation. We will bring strong voices from Romanian literature to London while continuing the hard work of pushing for more Romanian authors to be translated & published in the UK.
February 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
London Book Fair is just around the corner. This is Romania's 15th consecutive participation. We will bring strong voices from Romanian literature to London while continuing the hard work of pushing for more Romanian authors to be translated & published in the UK.
Just listened to a BBC radio advert about the corporation's commitment to combat fake news & misinformation. Specialised reporters, fact checking options. Misleading claims reported as such. An approach much needed!
February 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just listened to a BBC radio advert about the corporation's commitment to combat fake news & misinformation. Specialised reporters, fact checking options. Misleading claims reported as such. An approach much needed!
Constantine #Brancusi was born 149 years ago in a small village in southern #Romania. Considered the patriarch of modern sculpture, he introduced clean geometrical forms & abstraction for the first time. Here is Mlle Pogany, one his famous works, photographed by Alexandru R Popescu.
February 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Romanian stage legend, beloved Oana Pellea, returns to London starring in The Silent Escape, inspired by Lena Constante's diaries. A one-woman show. A story of survival, inner freedom and resistance against oppression.
February 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Romanian stage legend, beloved Oana Pellea, returns to London starring in The Silent Escape, inspired by Lena Constante's diaries. A one-woman show. A story of survival, inner freedom and resistance against oppression.
#Vinicius Les exhibits at #RCILONDON paintings, ceramics, photography & drawings inspired by nature. Called 'Dialogue - Dialog', the exhibition explores unlimited possibilities of expression and the role of art for our well being.
📸 A Coman
📸 A Coman
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#Vinicius Les exhibits at #RCILONDON paintings, ceramics, photography & drawings inspired by nature. Called 'Dialogue - Dialog', the exhibition explores unlimited possibilities of expression and the role of art for our well being.
📸 A Coman
📸 A Coman
Shocked and deeply saddened by the theft of Dacian priceless treasures at Drents Museum in Holland. The pieces were on loan from 🇷🇴 National History Museum. We all hope for their safe recovery & return home.
January 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Shocked and deeply saddened by the theft of Dacian priceless treasures at Drents Museum in Holland. The pieces were on loan from 🇷🇴 National History Museum. We all hope for their safe recovery & return home.
Huge day in 🇷🇴 national calendar! On 24 January 1859, Romanian principalities of Moldova and Wallachia both elected Alexandru Ioan Cuza. An act of political genius paving t/ way for the great unification of 1918.
📷 "The Proclamation of the Union" by Theodor Aman
📷 "The Proclamation of the Union" by Theodor Aman
January 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Huge day in 🇷🇴 national calendar! On 24 January 1859, Romanian principalities of Moldova and Wallachia both elected Alexandru Ioan Cuza. An act of political genius paving t/ way for the great unification of 1918.
📷 "The Proclamation of the Union" by Theodor Aman
📷 "The Proclamation of the Union" by Theodor Aman
Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan gets first Oscar nomination for best actor for his performance in The Apprentice. He has just won the Golden Globe for best actor for his performance in 'A Different Man'. Fab year for him!
📸 BBC
📸 BBC
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan gets first Oscar nomination for best actor for his performance in The Apprentice. He has just won the Golden Globe for best actor for his performance in 'A Different Man'. Fab year for him!
📸 BBC
📸 BBC
Joy, nostalgia and many smiles brought by baritone Cozmin Sime to a full house at #RCILONDON in celebration of 🇷🇴 #CultureDay 2025. The sound of music from the interwar period & architectural photographs of the old Bucharest, great reminders of our cultural heritage.
January 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Joy, nostalgia and many smiles brought by baritone Cozmin Sime to a full house at #RCILONDON in celebration of 🇷🇴 #CultureDay 2025. The sound of music from the interwar period & architectural photographs of the old Bucharest, great reminders of our cultural heritage.
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Spoke at #APAP2025 about collaborations with ICR&EUNIC, for a vibrant global arts landscape. Highlighted EUNIC’s 140 clusters worldwide fostering cultural exchange & new transatlantic opportunities in co-productions, residencies, and more. Let’s connect across borders! #EUNIC #CulturalDiplomacy
January 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Spoke at #APAP2025 about collaborations with ICR&EUNIC, for a vibrant global arts landscape. Highlighted EUNIC’s 140 clusters worldwide fostering cultural exchange & new transatlantic opportunities in co-productions, residencies, and more. Let’s connect across borders! #EUNIC #CulturalDiplomacy
Two awards for Cristian Macelaru & t/ Orchestre National de France - t/ Diapason d’Or of the Year and Choc Classica of the Year! They recognise their Deutsche Grammophon album featuring Enescu Symphony Nos. 1, 2 & 3.
📸 Cristian Macelaru
📸 Cristian Macelaru
January 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Two awards for Cristian Macelaru & t/ Orchestre National de France - t/ Diapason d’Or of the Year and Choc Classica of the Year! They recognise their Deutsche Grammophon album featuring Enescu Symphony Nos. 1, 2 & 3.
📸 Cristian Macelaru
📸 Cristian Macelaru
Love this portrait of Queen Maria of Romania, which I have from the National Portrait Gallery in London. Hugely exciting to work on a special programme of events to mark 150 years since her birth. Exhibitions, theatre, opera, screenings - all coming up!
January 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Love this portrait of Queen Maria of Romania, which I have from the National Portrait Gallery in London. Hugely exciting to work on a special programme of events to mark 150 years since her birth. Exhibitions, theatre, opera, screenings - all coming up!
Love this unfinished work, which is believed to have been painted by Michelangelo. It's called the Manchester Madonna, as it was discovered in Manchester in 1857. On display at The National Gallery in London.
January 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Love this unfinished work, which is believed to have been painted by Michelangelo. It's called the Manchester Madonna, as it was discovered in Manchester in 1857. On display at The National Gallery in London.
Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan wins Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his performance in "A Different Man," the story of an aspiring actor with disabilities. Wonderful speech and tribute to his Romanian origins.
📸 Getty Images
📸 Getty Images
January 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan wins Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his performance in "A Different Man," the story of an aspiring actor with disabilities. Wonderful speech and tribute to his Romanian origins.
📸 Getty Images
📸 Getty Images
Mesajul Reginei Maria transmis exact acum 100 de ani si publicat in Ziarul Universul. In acest an se împlinesc 150 de la nașterea Reginei Maria, in Anglia, in Familia Reginei Victoria.
La Multi Ani!
La Multi Ani!
January 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Mesajul Reginei Maria transmis exact acum 100 de ani si publicat in Ziarul Universul. In acest an se împlinesc 150 de la nașterea Reginei Maria, in Anglia, in Familia Reginei Victoria.
La Multi Ani!
La Multi Ani!
#Romania top destination in #Vogue's 10 best places to visit!
"... it’s that rare country that truly has it all ..."
www.vogue.com/article/wher...
"... it’s that rare country that truly has it all ..."
www.vogue.com/article/wher...
The 10 Best Places to Travel in 2025
From Egypt’s Siwa Oasis to Germany's Black Forest, here are the places on Vogue’s itinerary.
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December 29, 2024 at 7:57 PM
#Romania top destination in #Vogue's 10 best places to visit!
"... it’s that rare country that truly has it all ..."
www.vogue.com/article/wher...
"... it’s that rare country that truly has it all ..."
www.vogue.com/article/wher...
A very warm Christmas in England. Majestic shades of green at #Stourhead National Trust, in December 2024.
December 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
A very warm Christmas in England. Majestic shades of green at #Stourhead National Trust, in December 2024.
🇷🇴 Pianist Alexandra Dariescu co-hosts the Christmas Morning Live show on BBC Radio 3 from 10.30am. Live performance too. Perfect companion ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 8:46 PM
🇷🇴 Pianist Alexandra Dariescu co-hosts the Christmas Morning Live show on BBC Radio 3 from 10.30am. Live performance too. Perfect companion ❤️
Remembering t/ fallen during the #RomanianRevolution at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. Next to an outdoor tribute exhibition to mark 35 years, we tied ribbons in the colours of t/ 🇷🇴 flag to honour their memory.
December 22, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Remembering t/ fallen during the #RomanianRevolution at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. Next to an outdoor tribute exhibition to mark 35 years, we tied ribbons in the colours of t/ 🇷🇴 flag to honour their memory.
Romanian language to be studied to degree level at the University of Cambridge. Romanian is the third most spoken language in England and Wales and it is also being offered at Oxford University.
December 22, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Romanian language to be studied to degree level at the University of Cambridge. Romanian is the third most spoken language in England and Wales and it is also being offered at Oxford University.
Delighted to visit St Andrews University and meet Dr Shona Kallestrup, who leads the courses on Romanian art from the 19th & 20th centuries. And plan projects together to mark 150 years since the birth of Queen Maria of Romania.
December 22, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Delighted to visit St Andrews University and meet Dr Shona Kallestrup, who leads the courses on Romanian art from the 19th & 20th centuries. And plan projects together to mark 150 years since the birth of Queen Maria of Romania.
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35 years of Freedom.
Romania is Europe.
Rumänien ist Europa.
La Roumanie est l’Europe.
Romania is Europe.
Rumänien ist Europa.
La Roumanie est l’Europe.
December 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM
35 years of Freedom.
Romania is Europe.
Rumänien ist Europa.
La Roumanie est l’Europe.
Romania is Europe.
Rumänien ist Europa.
La Roumanie est l’Europe.